SD Worx appoints Steven Van Hoorebeke new ceo

31 October 2012

Jan van den Nieuwenhuijzen has decided to step down from his position as Managing Director of SD Worx on 31 December 2012. Filip Dierckx, Chairman of the Board of Directors, would like to thank Jan van den Nieuwenhuijzen on behalf of the Board and all the staff for the outstanding way he has run the company for 28 years and built it up to become a leading HR company, the market leader in Belgium with a strong growth in Europe and with more than 2,000 employees. We wish him every success in the new challenges he will take on in the socio-cultural sector.

The Board of Directors has decided to appoint Steven Van Hoorebeke as the new CEO. Steven Van Hoorebeke (55 years old) has a background in civil engineering and is currently General Manager of the international division of SD Worx. He has occupied various executive positions in Belgium and Luxembourg with Oracle, Logica and Fujitsu.

Steven Van Hoorebeke will now expand the company further. His task is to pursue the changes that have been instigated and to ensure that SD Worx as an international company will grow to become one of the Top 3 in Europe. The company's strong market position in Belgium will also be further expanded. Filip Dierckx and the Board of Directors are delighted that Steven Van Hoorebeke has decided to take on this great challenge of becoming CEO. They have no doubt that Steven Van Hoorebeke is the right man to realise the important ambitions of SD Worx, together with the Executive Committee and all the staff.